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derision: the act of deriding or treating with contempt; contemptuous laughter

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scorn collapse

laughingstock collapse

snicker at collapse

fair game collapse

laugh at collapse

leering collapse: showing sly or knowing malice in a glance; "she had run in fear of...his evil leering eye"- Amy Lowell; (of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious; "leering drugstore cowboys"

taunting collapse

panning collapse

razzing collapse

twitting collapse

disdain collapse

make fun of collapse

raillery collapse

razz collapse

grinning collapse

sarcasm collapse: witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift

jeering collapse

impertinence collapse: inappropriate playfulness

scoffing collapse

audacity collapse: aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision"; fearless daring

impudence collapse: an impudent statement

bravado collapse: a swaggering show of courage

pertness collapse: quality of being lively and confident; "there was a pertness about her that attracted him"

insolence collapse: an offensive disrespectful impudent act

point at collapse

ridicule collapse: language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate; subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

scoff at collapse

despise collapse

deride collapse: treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"

sneer collapse: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls; a contemptuous or scornful remark; smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"; express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt"

joshing collapse

goat collapse: any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

target collapse: sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at; a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"; the location of the target that is to be hit; intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

flippancy collapse: inappropriate levity; "her mood changed and she was all lightness and joy"

banter collapse: light teasing repartee

victim collapse: an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance; a person who is tricked or swindled

jeer collapse: showing your contempt by derision; laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

arrogance collapse: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

despite collapse: contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite"

contempt collapse: a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body; a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous; open disrespect for a person or thing; lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"

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